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2 - Privacy Invasion and Communication Theories

from Part I - History of the Field and Theoretical Frameworks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2024

By
Skyler T. Hawk  and
Shisang Peng
Edited by
Judith G. Smetana ,
Nicole Campione-Barr  and
Lauree C. Tilton-Weaver
Judith G. Smetana
Affiliation:
University of Rochester, New York
Nicole Campione-Barr
Affiliation:
University of Missouri, Columbia
Lauree C. Tilton-Weaver
Affiliation:
Örebro University
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Summary

This chapter considers parental monitoring behaviors through the lens of Communication Privacy Management theory (CPM; Petronio, 2002). This chapter details the personal, relational, and cultural factors that guide changes in family privacy boundaries during adolescence, drawing parallels with other prominent theories of social development. Youth can interpret both overt (parental solicitation and control) and covert (“snooping”) monitoring as invasive of privacy; these subjective invasion perceptions are intricately associated with adolescent’s attempts to manage their personal information and maintain desired levels of privacy, but prior research is inconsistent regarding the presence, directionality, and valence of effects. Cultural factors can potentially explain this heterogeneity, including independent versus interdependent orientations toward self-construal, horizontal versus vertical orientations toward privacy control, and power distance in family relationships. Future research should examine parental motivations for intrusive monitoring, the accuracy of youth reports about such practices, and how families should handle information uncovered through parental invasions.

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Communications Privacy Management Theoryovert and covert parental monitoringprivacy invasionadolescent disclosure and secrecyself-construalfamily power dynamics
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The Cambridge Handbook of Parental Monitoring and Information Management during Adolescence , pp. 21 - 44
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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